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...have "liberalizing reforms" or "restructuring" occurred in Eastern Europe, which still lies in the grasp of communist political and military domination. Moscow has not loosened its grip on its Eastern European satellites and continues to force their contributions to the Warsaw Pact's military buildup...
...until a court-ordered special election in 1986 did Washington, who castigated Vrdolyak's allies as "crooks and lowlifes who climb out from under rocks," finally gain an effective majority on the 50-member city council. He tightened his grip on power with his overwhelming victory over Vrdolyak in April's mayoral election. So thorough was the drubbing that many of Vrdolyak's aldermanic supporters defected to Washington's camp. Vrdolyak, who presided over the tattered remnants of Daley's machine as chairman of the Cook County Democratic central committee, quit the party and became a Republican...
...exactly, is an alcoholic? The question is a tricky one: symptoms are not always clear cut, and even doctors do not agree on a definition of the disease. The extreme cases are obvious. A person in the grip of alcoholism blacks out from drinking too much, suffers memory loss, and wakes up trembling with craving for another drink. But most cases show fewer dramatic symptoms. Also, the behavior of alcoholics fluctuates wildly. Some drink heavily every day, while others can stop for brief periods, only to go off on binges. This past year the American Psychiatric Association settled on three...
...sluggish in competition, so he dieted to a mere 275 for today's event. He has a menacing black beard that hides his face, ravaged at age 30. Bob used to have a problem with drugs and alcohol, or as he puts it, "They had a grip on me. But no more. Now I speak against drugs to kids at church groups. This is the sideline for the working guys of the world. They come to the table, take off their carpenter's belt, and for 20 seconds they're superheroes...
...Indians tightened their grip on Jaffna, Prabakaran appealed to Gandhi for a cease-fire to "negotiate matters." Gandhi, however, has apparently stopped listening. Instead, he sent some 1,000 Indian reinforcements to the island in preparation for a final assault. Prabakaran and his men showed every sign of resisting to the end. But as one Sri Lankan intelligence officer observed with much satisfaction, it will be "only a matter of time before the Indians smash...